The National tribune., 1887-04-14

killed. He secured another, and in the second
charge, seeing ahead Of him four or five rebels
trying to get away with a Confederate flag, he
dashed among them and ordered them to sur
render. They showed fight at first, but he
drew his revolver and they threw down their
arms. The flag belonged to the I'd S. @.
J. N. Schneider Color-Sergeant, 18th Ind,
Alma, Wis. thinks Gen. Shields did get the
honor Of whipping Stonewall Jackson at Win
chester in 1862. The writer thinks no one de-
serves more credit for the affair than Col. Ma
than Kimball, Nth Ind.
WV Edgington, Co. B. 9th Iowa, Waterloo,
Iowa, thinks that a man with the qualifca-
tOns of u. T. Griffin. 122d N. Y, who wrote
the recently-published article on the Sixth
Corps at Cedar Creek, ought to have been at
least Major General. He thinks COmrade
Griffin did great injustice to the brave men
who did not happen to belong to the Sixth
Corps.
Z. c. Els. Co. A, 122d NY, Rock Island, H.,
writing of Cedar Creek, says that the Sixth
Corps found it impossible to check the flight Of
the Eighth and Nineteenth Corps after they
gave way before the sudden attack of the enemy.
The Sixth Corps was forced back more than q
mile. He says the Colonel of his regiment was
wounded, the Major killed, aud more than half
the men of the regiment killed or wounded.
Later in the day the Eighth and Nineteenth
Corps did their full share of hard fighting.
]. f. Merrifeld. Drum-Major, 18th w. Va,
Barrackville, w. Va, refers to the surprise of
the Eighth Corps at Cedar Creek, and says it
was impossible for them to do otherwise than
retreat lie noticed that the Sixth and Nine
teenth Corps were also glad to go back. He
thinks the men OF the Sixth Corps have no just
reason to claim superior bravery.
Samuel Neptune, Co. ID, 122d Ohio, Charlton,
Iowa, makes a spirited defense of the Sixth
Corps in the Shenandoah Valley. He says that.
regardless of the facts and official reports, there
are uniformed people deluded with the idea
that to the Nineteenth Corps belongs the credit
Of the victory at Cedar Creek. He says the
Nineteenth Corps did some good fighting late
in the day, but the battle would have been
hopelessly lost had it not been for the Sixth
Corps.
Joseph Noblit, Co. A. 13Sth Pa, Wenonah,
n. j., says the boys of the Sixth Corps ought
not to keep still when any attempt is made to
detraet from the brilliant record they made on
the battlefield. He says the corps was never
whipped on any field, and they do not propose
to be whipped now with pen and ink. He
thinks perhaps Capt. Lockhart, 61st Pa, did
put it a little too strong, but at the same time
he insists that the gal!antry and steadiness of
the Sixth Corps saved the day at Cedar Creek.
Theo. F. Cunningham, Yates City, ILL.,, says
he belonged to the Signal Corps, and was at
Cedar Creek. He gives a brief sketch of the
fighting, and says he helped to bury "a dead OF
the 54th NY. He thinks nothing contributed
so much to the final victory as the presence OF
Gen. Sheridan. He thinks all the corps did
well, notwithstanding the bad break in the
morning.
The Atlanta Campaign.
F. G. Stevens, Co. K, 4th Mimi, Alexandria
Mimi, tells the story of the signals between
Gen. Sherman ON Kenesaw Mountain and Gen
. aba oh &c Ip,o hot
it is impossible for to find place for it at thi:
time.
Il. w. Pool, Adjutant, 55th Ohio, having read
Serg't MussOn's account of their engag cement
with the SD Miss. at Franklin, is reminded Of
his own experiences with that regiment al
Peach Tree Creek. The 33d Miss had Just
come up from Mobile, 1900 strong, with foul
officers to a company, and this was its first fight
The Mississippians charged on the Third Bri
gade, Third Division. Twentieth Corps. com
posed of the 55th and I'D Ohio, SD Mass, 136tf
n. Y. and Goth Wis. The rebel regiment GOV
cred the entire front and Tapped over bOtf
TANKS of the brigade. The Mississippians cam,
on very steadily until within $50 feet, wher
they received the deadliest voley the write
ever saw. After stubborn contest the rebels
fell back, the 33d Miss. having lost in killed
its Colonel, Major, II line officers and 127 men
| Beside this very large number were wounded
and taken prisoners.
Peter K. Cover, Polo, ILL.,, correcting an erro
in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, says he was no
/ a Sergeant of the Signal Corps, but Sergean
| of the Headquarter Guards stationed at Mari
eta, and was on Kenesaw Mountain on lOokou
duty az the time of the signaling between Sher
| man and Corse.
R.N. Ashmore, Co. C, Cd battalion, 18th q
S. Inf. Claquato. Wash. Ter, says he know
that the Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth
Corps. participated in the battle of New Hop
| Church. large number Of the Regulars wer
killed and wounded in that fight.
Langdon Hubbard, Co. G., 10th Ohio Cav.
| hatfield Green, Kan, gives a brief account o
the part taken by Kilpatrick's cavalry in tn
| fighting at Jonesboro, at the close of the At
| lanta campaign.
C.. NJ. Lathrop, Co. F, 10Th Mich, lie Roy
skirmish-line, and went into the city in ad
| vance of the main force. He saw the Mayor o
Atlanta, with others, advancing with flag o
truce. They surrendered the city to Col. Go
| burn. commanding the Second Brigade, Thir
Division. Twentieth Corps.
G.. Bricker, corner Green and Thomas SITS
Fort Wayne. Ind. says he was an eye-witnes
Of the killing of Gen. Polk, and knows tn
missile was fired from Simonson's 9th Ind. bat
terry.
Cyrus C. Aldrich, Co. /, 4th MIMI, Morris
town, Mimi, sends brief sketch of the battl
| of AllatOOna.
A. J. Williams. Co. F, 11lth ILL.,, Luck
Queen, Ore, says that when the battle of Al
lanta opened the Il1th Ill. was half u mile i
front of the main line supporting the skir
mishers, instead of being in support of DE-
Gresss battery. as stated by " Carleton"
VIM. X. Selden, Co. G, 136th n. Y, Mt. Nor
ris, n. j., says that the city of Atlanta was sur
rendered by the Mayor to Col. Coburn. a.
other statements to the contrary nOtwithstanG
ing.
J. T. Oldham, Eldorado, Kan. was greatl
interested in the article on Cr0cker's low
Brigade at Atlanta. He says he has alway
been at loss to understand a charge that wa
made by his regiment, the 18th Iowa, on til
morning of July 81, the day before the battle
Atlanta. lie wishes some comrade would e.
plain.
b. F. Stiller, Co G., Goth Ohio, Tobias, Neb
thinks Carleton was very nearly correct
saying that Crocker's Brigade crumbled in th
fight at Atlanta. The writer knows that
good many men from that brigade came ruI
ming back in a state of temporary demoraliz;
tiOn.
Thos. ID. Goundrey Sergeant, Co. B. Hist J
Y, Townsend, n. Y, refers to the hard fgh
ing at Peach Tree Creek. He says many hay
the idea that this was of but little account as
battle, but TO the Twentieth Corps it ";
serious, as its losses were very heavy. Speal
ing of the occupation of Atlanta, he thinks h
regiment was the second to enter the cit
: 1t marched through without halting an
occupied the rebel breastworks on the left
the railroad.
Around Chattanooga.
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